It’s been 30 years since Nebraska last played Oregon in football, and a lot has changed in those years. Back then, Oregon was one of those schools that would play in Lincoln to collect a fat paycheck; BIll Byrne, Oregon’s athletic director at that time, didn’t even require Nebraska to return the trip. In fact, Nebraska has never played football in Eugene; after playing in 1952 in Portland, the last six games have been played in Lincoln. The Ducks didn’t even go to a bowl game from 1963 to 1989.
That was then, this is now. Oregon looks completely different now; even the mascot looks different from his days where he looked like an identical twin of Donald, of Disney and Mickey Mouse fame.